Recent content by bartheil

Just move to Dubai Habibi. No need to worry about theft of cars or Trailers. When you set up camp in the mountains, just make sure everything is goat-proof.

Your wife can also only carry one purse at a time. Feel free to use that as a response AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Here is a nice video of what you can do with a (2106 expedition) https://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/minimalist-overlander-2016-ford-expedition.223588/ Here is an other one. https://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/2014-ford-expedition-el-build.242994/#post-3162037

No expert advice but. A newer truck can always be upgraded later on when more money is available. There is only so much you can upgrade on an older truck before becomes prohibitively expensive.

Simply google the if there is a GM/Chevrolet dealer for the countries you want to travel to. Holden is an Australia-only company but AC/Delco has many part stores where I live in the UAE. I parts need to come from the USA, it might take a while but if your car is sold locally, the dealer will...

Here are some from our life in suburban San Diego. We were blessed with some nice ponds on our compound.

Outside my (previous) home office in Dubai. My current home office doesn't have a decent view. Will post some urban wildlife pics from Holland soon (Any wildlife pic in the Netherlands can be considered urban LOL) Currently the chances of seeing wolves in the Netherlands is higher than the...

Many times the GVWR is not about the strength of the frame but the ratings of the springs and shocks. I had a 2008 Kia Rondo (awesome road-tripper car for tall people) and the 7 seat version had 300lb higher load capacity than my five seat version. The only difference was that the 7-seater had a...

Since I don't have any personal experience, https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2024-mercedes-benz-sprinter-2500-awd-crew-van-yearlong-review-update-6-at-last-we-tow

It's a while ago... Winter camping in Oman. In a wadi, with swimming pools, with caves with bats.

O2 sensor code might very well be from built-up on the sensor. I had that with my 2018 Trailblazer and the workshop simply cleaned the sensor. No problems for over 20,000km. The dealer in the states would simply replace the sensor.)

I have those and like them the sand in the UAE.

I hope they outperform the G015 in sand. I love that tire (95% Dubai roads, 5% desert)

We ended up with about 5 inches of water in the front yard/car port and the water level stayed below the brake discs and the undercarriage. Our house did fine as It's about 6 feet up from the street level. Not everyone was this lucky, though and I've a friend who lost a car in his driveway. I...

Your luck: we got some rain in Dubai so I'll move on to another topic. 🌧️. https://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/photos-of-mid-sized-vehicles-post-here.53001/page-94